"Because last night, I heard you talking in your sleep." The old lady said. Now the two rooms are next door, so it is normal for the little girl to be heard in her sleep.

"What did I say in my dreams?"

"You are calling," said the mother-in-law. "Is there a nightmare that scream that is very scared?"

"I don't know...I...forgot." The little girl replied softly and quickly.

"That Ashu Rufate should make things very good." After a moment of silence, the mother-in-law immediately changed the topic again. "Maybe she is someone she can trust."

"Mother-in-law, why do you think he is untrustworthy?"

"Because... men are fickle." The mother-in-law said with a smile. "Only you are the best person to be an outstanding queen."

While speaking, the little queen had finished combing. Her mother-in-law combed her a very orthodox hairstyle and tied her long hair into a round bun on the back of her head. In order to match this hairstyle, the little queen changed into a light green and elegant dress.

The old saying "People need clothes" is indeed the truth, because after changing into such a dress, the little girl looks much more mature. She now looks like a girl of fifteen or sixteen, rather than a little girl of eleven or two. She looked around in the mirror repeatedly.

"Is that okay?" she asked her mother-in-law. She wanted to make it particularly clear that although this mother-in-law looks old, her eyesight is still very good and does not have common diseases such as presbyopia.

"Overall, it's pretty good, but unfortunately it's only as good as a poached egg." The mother-in-law said with a smile.

"What! I... I'll grow up!" The little girl blushed. She tried hard to tighten her belly and her chest, but just like the law that cannot be violated in the objective world, her posture did not make her breasts look plump, but on the contrary made her look a little ridiculous. The little girl worked hard for a long time and finally declared a failure.

"Your Majesty," the maid's voice sounded at the door. "Earl of Eush Rufat asks for a visit."

"Let him come over... wait... let him go to the conference room... wait, or let him come here..." The little girl gave a bunch of conflicting orders in succession, and finally had to turn to her mother-in-law for help. "Where should I see him?"

"It's the same everywhere." said the mother-in-law with a smile. "It's better to be here."

"Okay, let him come here." The little girl finally decided.

A few minutes later, Ashu Rufate appeared at the door of the queen's dormitory.

Although this is the queen's dormitory, it is not a small room with nothing but a bed, a mirror and a makeup cabinet. In fact, in terms of area, it is a little bigger than the Queen's original dormitory. The entire dormitory is more similar to an apartment, with an independent room as the living room.

Ashrufate was dressed very neatly, and according to the habit of a soldier, he buttoned his buttons to the top of the collar. After entering the door, he bowed deeply according to the etiquette requirements before entering the room. The maid left with tactfully.

The little girl's performance is also unique. Rather than saying that she met a minister as a queen, she welcomed a guest as a hostess. Ashu Rufate was taken to the living room to take a seat.

"How is Your Majesty here? Are you still used to living?" Asu Ruffatt looked at the room and asked. As mentioned earlier, he is now a "one-person imperial meeting", but in fact, in addition to these, he also serves as the chief of the palace. Therefore, arranging food, daily life and safety for the Queen are all within his duties.

"I think it's very good." The little girl replied. She actually didn't want to answer like this, but she didn't know why she couldn't say it. In fact, she could hardly speak. After a long time, she finally realized that as a queen, she should start the topic first.

"Have things straightened out?" The little girl was just straightforward to the topic on the surface, but in fact she didn't know what to say, so she could only ask casually.

"I have tried my best." Ash Rufate replied. "I think the matter in Eagle City is almost done. Byron burned a lot of archives when he left, adding a lot of trouble to us." He said. "I think there are two months to smooth things out in Eagle City. There are also our national level... household registration, population, archives from all over the country, etc., and many things are gone, and we have to organize the information from the library in the city. Fortunately, Byron did not burn it there, otherwise... a national investigation would have to be carried out again. For us... it is probably a bit beyond our ability."

"So now... when... can we... destroy Byron?" asked the little girl.

"It's hard," Ash Rufate replied, "and, I'm afraid we must wait immediately for this matter."

“Isn’t it possible now?”

"Not yet." Ashu Rufate sighed softly. "If Groone is compared to a card table, we are the gambler who has just been on the table and has only a few copper coins in his hands. Our position is not good... and there are many variables." He paused, "You are not a real queen yet. Now Byron has blatantly gathered strength in the south to fight against the White Eagle Flag, while Rafa remained motionless in the north, maintaining an unsettling silence. And we are in the middle of the two. If they reach an alliance, it is very likely..." Ashu Rufate smiled, although there was no smile in his eyes. "It will happen... it's very troublesome... no, it should be said to be a very dangerous thing."

"Rafa, too... but I'm the queen..."

"Don't believe in the loyalty of anyone." Ashu Rufate raised his eyes, his eyes seemingly focused on the unknown distance. "Don't imagine that they will have any loyalty to you. What they firmly believe is that the world exists only for them, for their desire for money, fame or power."

"Then...Ashu Rufat, are you the same?" asked the little girl. She regretted her words when she said them. Why did she say such stupid words? But her mouth was uncontrollable and all these stupid words were said.

Ashu Rufate suddenly stretched out his hand and grabbed the little girl's shoulder, making it necessary to look at him face to face. When he did this, the little girl felt so nervous that her heart was about to explode.

"Maybe, I'm the only exception." Ashu Rufat said softly. "But I'm not sure about that."

He quickly let go of his hand and lowered his head to apologize. "Sorry, your Majesty, I'm Menglang."

The little girl did not answer. She seemed to be frightened by Ashu Rufate's behavior just now, and she stroked her shoulder with her hand where she was being caught. The man's strong and powerful fingers hurt her, but she was not afraid. Although Ashu Rufate's movement was very sudden, she did not feel even a trace of horror. Because she knew, or if she believed so, the man in front of her would never act that hurt her.

"And not only that... According to some sporadic information, we can know that the barbarians in the north are still ready to move, while the Tiberius in the south are also planning to fish in troubled waters. Your Majesty, why did we defeat the barbarians back then but did not take advantage of the opportunity to recover the White Fort? Now that the White Fort is in the hands of the barbarians, those barbarians have a springboard to attack Groney and an ideal front-line base."

"This...this...this...is General Berel's decision." said the little girl.

"Belle?"

"General Berell of Tiberius," explained the little girl. "The seven undisputed first generals in the country. At the beginning, with the recommendation of the church, General Berell served as the commander of the coalition forces and successfully defeated the invading barbarians. However, after recapturing the White Fort, everyone found that the castle had been severely damaged by the barbarians and it took a long time to repair it. In this case, General Berell made an opinion, that is, use the White Fort as a bait to lure the barbarians into fighting intra-fight..."

"...Use the White Fort as the trophy, so that the barbarians can kill each other in order to fight for this trophy..." Ashu Rufate quickly understood Beller's intention. He couldn't help but show a sarcastic expression on his face. "Yes, that's right... it sounds very reasonable. After all, the barbarians...the evil gods are fighting endlessly. Such an attractive trophy..."

"There was also reliable news later that the barbarians had many large-scale battles to compete for the White Fort." Ashu Rufate's expression made the little girl feel a little uneasy. She explained softly, "And since then, the barbarians have indeed been busy with civil war and have not launched another attack."

"If he is really the best commander as rumored," said Asu Ruffat. The name Beller gave him a sense of familiarity, but it would make sense. After all, he is a mercenary and has heard of the name of a general, it is really not worth making a fuss. "Then his proposal...is probably harboring evil intentions."

"Why?"

"This is not clear for a moment," Ash Rufate replied. "Maybe it's not that complicated, it's just a mistake. After all, a wise man has a lot of worries. But if this is really what I think, then... I'm afraid this is a conspiracy that has been arranged long ago... don't consider this for the time being, we still have time to care about these."

"Now... are there any difficulties?" the little girl asked hesitantly.

"The biggest difficulty is...we have no money." Ashu Rufate replied with a wry smile. "And it must be a lot of money...it's not an easy thing."

"Is it the debts of those chambers of commerce?" asked the little girl. She was a little excited. "Those are all borrowed by Byron in the name of the royal family. This matter has nothing to do with us. Let them ask Byron to pay off the debt!"

"I'm sorry, your Majesty, those nobles are easy to deal with, but those chambers of commerce... they probably won't take this."

"Why? Do they still dare to force me to debt?"

"Your Majesty, this may happen." Ashu Rufate said. "Byron's debts are almost all large debts borrowed from those transnational chambers of commerce. These chambers of commerce... do have the ability to force us to make debts. It should be said that as long as they unite, they have the ability to force debts from any king!"
Chapter completed!